NCJ Number
37868
Date Published
1975
Length
24 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY SUGGESTS THAT GENETICALLY-CONTROLLED BIOLOGICAL FACTORS DO PLAY A ROLE IN THE ETIOLOGY OF CRIMINALITY.
Abstract
THE RESULTS OF ADOPTION AND TWIN STUDIES ARE DESCRIBED. THESE STUDIES SUPPORT AN HYPOTHESIS OF THE EXISTENCE OF GENETIC INFLUENCE IN THE ETIOLOGY OF CRIMINALITY. THE XYY CHROMOSOME AND THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED.